[ZESTCaste] ‘Not opposed to naming varsity after Ambedkar’

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'Not opposed to naming varsity after Ambedkar'
Sayli Udas Mankikar, Hindustan Times
Mumbai, June 17, 2011
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First Published: 01:25 IST(17/6/2011)
Last Updated: 01:27 IST(17/6/2011)

Denying that he had ever been anti-Dalit, Shiv Sena chief Bal
Thackeray, on Thursday, clarified that he had never opposed to lending
Dr BR Ambedkar's name to Marathwada University. "There was never any
opposition to giving Ambedkar's name [to the University]. We only
insisted that the name Marathwad
a had historical importance and therefore it should also be retained,"
Thackeray said in his statement. He added that Dalit leader R S Gavai
and NCP leader and Union minister Sharad Pawar were aware of his stand
on the issue and that they should reveal the truth.

Earlier, the Sena had aggressively opposed the renaming of Marathwada
University after Dr Ambedkar, a demand made by Dalit outfits.
Thackeray also blamed a "certain section of the media for always
targeting the Sena and its pro-Marathi stand in order to create a
misunderstanding," before adding, "The Sena has always taken brickbats
for the cause of the Marathi manoos. No matter what opposition we
face, we will keep fighting for the cause."

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